Ben Schwartz
@benschwartz.bsky.social
Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: Dara Kaye WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09
Yup. Robbie Robertson is one of Scorsese's greatest collaborators, up there with any cinematographer, Thelma Schoonmaker, writer, or actor.
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yup. Robbie Robertson is one of Scorsese's greatest collaborators, up there with any cinematographer, Thelma Schoonmaker, writer, or actor.
she had a long memory, but idk. as much as i love reading schrader on movies and some of the movies he's made, he's a pretty charm-free character.
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
she had a long memory, but idk. as much as i love reading schrader on movies and some of the movies he's made, he's a pretty charm-free character.
Warner retired and sold the studio before WB made "Blazing Saddles."
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Warner retired and sold the studio before WB made "Blazing Saddles."
It always make me happy to see his 8x10 pop up in the lab scene in "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" bc Universal wanted to make it canon.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It always make me happy to see his 8x10 pop up in the lab scene in "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" bc Universal wanted to make it canon.
It tries really hard but I never liked it. It should have been a classic, but ... eh.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It tries really hard but I never liked it. It should have been a classic, but ... eh.
I guess I'll go with "The Big Sleep" as WB's best comedy. It's a noir crime film, but Hawks turned it into a Thin Man movie with Bogart and Bacall as his Nick and Nora.
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I guess I'll go with "The Big Sleep" as WB's best comedy. It's a noir crime film, but Hawks turned it into a Thin Man movie with Bogart and Bacall as his Nick and Nora.
Yup. Taking over the Dem party is why we have Bernie, AOC, and Mamdani. None of them could have won without the DNC primaries or infrastructure.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yup. Taking over the Dem party is why we have Bernie, AOC, and Mamdani. None of them could have won without the DNC primaries or infrastructure.
It's not bad. I'm not a big fan of their "Arsenic and Old Lace."
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's not bad. I'm not a big fan of their "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Those are home video releases, not many were actually made WB.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Those are home video releases, not many were actually made WB.
Looney Tunes alone puts them ahead of just about every other studio, tbh.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Looney Tunes alone puts them ahead of just about every other studio, tbh.
Funny kind of fun, Mr. Fessel.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Funny kind of fun, Mr. Fessel.
Out of respect for Don Knotts fans, I have to admit it CAN.
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Out of respect for Don Knotts fans, I have to admit it CAN.
great question — they’re in two different parties for a reason, but ppl are acting like mamdani couldn’t win without him.
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
great question — they’re in two different parties for a reason, but ppl are acting like mamdani couldn’t win without him.
Still my favorite Spielberg!
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Still my favorite Spielberg!
Still my fav Spielberg!
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Still my fav Spielberg!
But in every interview you get TWO celebrities!
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But in every interview you get TWO celebrities!
Not to mention Mabel.
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Not to mention Mabel.